M. Alice Isely Papers

Collection Summary

Title:

M. Alice Isely Papers

Call Number:

MS 89-04

Size:

1.5 linear feet

Acquisition:

Donated by the Isely family

Processed By:

AHC, 9-22-1988; JEF, 3-6-1998; MN, 11-2012

Restrictions:

None

Literary Rights

Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.

Content Note

The M. Alice Isely Papers contain genealogical information
on the extended Isely family, as well as letters, clippings and a scrapbook
regarding M. Alice Isely. The collection also contains items relating to
other family members, including her brothers Bliss Isely and W. H. Isely.
Several members of the Isely family were early leaders of Fairmount College,
now Wichita State University.

Detailed Description: Series Listing

Detailed Description: Box and Folder Listing

Series
1 – Isely Family Materials

Box
1

FF
1

Genealogy
and family history of the Isely and Dubach families.

Box
1

FF
2

Joss
family record from 1767-1964.

Box
1

FF
3-7

Miscellaneous
correspondence to M. Alice Isely, 1905-1946. Most of the letters
regard church and personal matters. Letter from brother Bliss
Isely (on Fairmount College stationery) talks about early history
of Fairmount College.

Box
1

FF
8

Autobiography
of James McClellan Boomer, 1911.

Box
1

FF
9

Letter
from Charles Dawes, Chicago, Illinois, to C. C. Isely, December
27, 1939, congratulating Isely on his address before the Academy
of Political Science.

Box
1

FF
10

Letter
from the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, concerning a savings
account, dated April 5, 1922.

Box
1

FF
11

Newspaper
clippings concerning Paul and Manly Wade Wellman.

Box
1

FF
12

Newspaper
clippings concerning Paul and Manly Wade Wellman.

Box
1

FF
13

Isely
family tree.

Box
1

FF
14

Clippings
concerning C. C. Isely.

Box
1

FF
15

Clippings
concerning Bliss Isely.

Box
1

FF
16

Leaflet
by Bliss Isely, “Fairmount College and its Gospel Teamwork.”

Box
1

FF
17

Biography
of Bliss Isely.

Box
1

FF
18

Clippings
concerning M. Alice Isely.

Box
1

FF
19

Letters
regarding the death of M. Alice Isely.

Box
1

FF
20

Miscellaneous
correspondence concerning M. Alice Isely.

Box
1

FF
21

Miscellaneous
letters of recommendation for M. Alice Isely.

Box
1

FF
22

Miscellaneous
card and letters to M. Alice Isely.

Box
1

FF
23

Photocopy
of the March 18, 1969, “Congressional Record” in which
Rep. Garner Shriner of Kansas notes the death of M. Alice Isely
at 103.

Scrapbook
about M. Alice Isely, mainly consisting of documentation of her
95th and 100th birthdays and death at age 103. Includes greeting
cards, letters, newspaper clippings and photographs. Notable correspondents
include Richard Nixon, Charles Sheldon, Garner Shriver and Clark
Ahlberg. Creator of scrapbook unidentified. Materials date from
1897 to 1969.

For information, please contact us at:

Special Collections and University Archives
Wichita State University Libraries
1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0068